InfoDrainage for Civil 3D
- Abraham Toribio II
The Civil 3D® Interface, known as InfoDrainage™ for Civil3D, is designed to allow engineers to exchange information with InfoDrainage by importing and exporting drainage networks within Civil 3D, see System Requirements for supported versions.
A design created in InfoDrainage can be imported into Civil 3D as a Pipe Network for the Pipes and Junctions, with other Connection types and Stormwater Controls also created within the drawing as 3D elements.
Equally a Pipe Network that has been created within Civil 3D can be exported to InfoDrainage to be sized and analyzed before the final design is reimported.
The software will recognize its own data so information is maintained should multiple iterations of design be required as is often the case on some developments.
Installation
- If you have installed InfoDrainage using the Innovyze system, this plugin for Civil 3D is an optional component and must be installed separately. You can download the plugin from the InfoDrainage download page on the Innovyze Support Portal. Refer to Installing InfoDrainage for Civil 3D for installation instructions.
- If you have installed InfoDrainage using the Autodesk system, this plugin is installed as part of the Ultimate installer by default (provided that you have Civil 3D on your machine), so no additional actions needed for this case. If it is not installed, you can download the plugin from the Autodesk Desktop Application (ADA).
AutoCAD® Support
Getting Started
Once installed the plugin will automatically add in the required ribbon when Autodesk® Civil 3D is launched. This will provide the following ribbon:
The commands are:
Export to InfoDrainage - Export one or more pipe network(s) in the drawing to an IDDX file for use in InfoDrainage.
Import from InfoDrainage - Import one, or more phases as pipe network(s) with in the drawing.
Parts Mapping Manager - View the mappings that will be used to import/export the information.
Contents - Opens the InfoDrainage for Civil3D Help contents page.
Tutorial - View the InfoDrainage for Civil3D tutorial section of the Help.
Online Support - Provides a link to our Support portal so that support tickets can be logged and viewed.
Suggest a Feature - Provides a link to the User Feedback Forum for Innovyze Products and Services.
About - The about form for the software giving information on the software version as well as the license being used.
License Selection - Opens the License Selector.
Alternatively the commands can also be performed by entering the following into the editor window
| Function | Command |
|---|---|
| Export to InfoDrainage | INID_ExportToInfoDrainage |
| Import from InfoDrainage | INID_ImportFromInfoDrainage |
| Part Mapping Manager | INID_PartMappingManager |
| Contents | INID_HelpContents |
| Tutorial | INID_Tutorial |
| Online Support | INID_OnlineSupport |
| Suggest a Feature | INID_SuggestAFeature |
| About | INID_About |
| License Selection | INID_LicenseSelection |